named.conf cannot be changed

[Mark Andrews]

> I am running BIND 9.2 on Suse 9.3.  I am trying to add the location of the
> slave file in named.conf using the following syntax: 
> file "slave/loganutah.org";
> 
> when I restart my dns server by issuing a named stop and named start
> command, the line is taken away from the zone configuration?  If I move the
> named.conf file and restart the server using the same procedure, the
> named.conf reappears in the var/lib/named/etc/ location.  What process is
> writing the file to the location? Should I be editing named.conf from
> another location?

	Presumably.  However this would be a Suse issue and is not
	a BIND issue.  I suggest that you ask again on a Suse
	specific list.  This is not to say someone with Suse expertise
	won't answer here.

	Mark
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